'Till I Collapse
2002 song by Eminem featuring Nate Dogg
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"'Till I Collapse" is a song by the American rapper Eminem featuring Nate Dogg. It was originally released as a part of Eminem's fourth studio album The Eminem Show (2002). Without having been released as a single, the song charted numerous times worldwide and has become one of Eminem's most popular songs.
- 4:58 (album version)
- 5:45 (instrumental version)
| "'Till I Collapse" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Eminem featuring Nate Dogg | |
| from the album The Eminem Show | |
| Released | May 26, 2002 |
| Recorded | 2001 |
| Genre | Rap rock |
| Length |
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| Label | |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Eminem |
Background
Although it has never been released as a single, it has charted on a few occasions when other Eminem albums have been released.[1] In 2012, it was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 2,000,000 copies in the United States.[2] This was followed by quintuple-platinum in 2018 and octuple-platinum in 2022.[2]
The song interpolates the 1977 song "We Will Rock You" by British rock band Queen; as a result, Brian May is credited as a songwriter.[3]
Reception and legacy
In a retrospective review, David Drake of Complex highlighted "'Till I Collapse" as demonstrating Eminem's musical evolution on The Eminem Show, noting how the "increasingly dramatic production choices" on songs like "'Till I Collapse" show him "abandoning some of the more irreverent cartoonishness in favor of capital-I Importance". Drake commended "Nate Dogg’s urgent hook and some of the most elaborate-yet-purposeful rapping of Eminem’s career" as saving "what should have been a leaden monster, as the bass-heavy funk of the Bass Brothers and Dr. Dre was dropping away in favor of arena-ready epics".[4]
In popular culture
When Eminem's single "Shake That" (also featuring Nate Dogg) was released in 2006, several Eminem songs re-charted that same week, including "'Till I Collapse". It charted in the UK at number 192 on April 15, 2006.[1]
In 2009, it was used in an advertisement for the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It raised digital download sales of the song worldwide considerably,[5] but in Britain the song sold so many copies after the ad aired that it re-charted that week (November 21, 2009) at number 73, a new peak. The Major League Baseball pitcher Jesse Litsch used the song as his entrance music during the 2011 season.[6] In 2023, the song was used in the multiplayer trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.[7] The Major League Baseball pitcher Justin Verlander uses the song as his entrance music.[8]
Charts
| Chart (2006–2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] | 30 |
| Irish Singles Chart[10] | 77 |
| Slovakia Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[11] | 100 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 3 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[13] | 73 |
| US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[14] | 35 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[22] | 9× Platinum | 630,000‡ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[23] | 3× Platinum | 90,000* |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[24] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[25] | 2× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[26] | 3× Gold | 750,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[27] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] | 6× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[29] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[30] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[2] | 8× Platinum | 8,000,000‡ |
| Streaming | ||
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[32] | Platinum | 1,800,000† |
| Greece (IFPI Greece)[33] | Platinum | 2,000,000† |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||